Abuse

We’re talking about talking: namely, how to talk with sexual partners about any physical effects that you have experienced as a survivor of sexual trauma.

The good reactions…and how they might not always feel so good.

Anyone you are disclosing to should respond to you with acceptance and belief, empathy, encouragement and support. Many people will.

Heather Corinna offers guidance on choosing people to open up to about emotional abuse, and how to talk to them about it with your well-being in mind.

It’s hard to tell someone you’ve been in an emotionally abusive relationship. Here’s guidance to help you get the kind of help and support you need from who you’re telling.

How can you feel safe enough to enjoy sex when you’re a survivor of childhood sexual abuse?

Here are some things — from someone with nearly 30 years of experience providing sex, relationships, and health education along with lived experience as an assault survivor — to know about child-on-child sexual abuse.

The gym should be a happy and safe space, not one where anyone has to worry about experiencing harassment.

In survival mode, the idea of true safety can sometimes feel unobtainable. Safety can feel like a privilege that you can’t access at all, or can only have in parts.

Want to try and seek some closure through a discussion with an abuser or assailant? Here’s how to do it as safely as possible.